The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-02-18
BurdetteS,

A young man came into this city from
few miles abroad last week, and having sold
his wood and put up his horses, set forth to
shop Something in the window of ladies'
furnishing store caught his eye and he went
in. The crowd of women frightened him,
and when the young lady behind the counter
asked him what he wanted, he wanted to die,
but he didn't say So He managed to say,
with painful effort, that he wanted zone o
them wire rat traps in the winder, and if you
please, ma'am, would you show me how to
set itF The police carried the man away in
an ambulance, but the girl behind the coun-
ter died
CLOSE OF THE FISKAL YEAR.
A Most High and Mighty Deficit, hurrying
down the busy railway track, met the Worthy
Passed Dividend streaking along in the oppo-
site direction. "Where tor asked the High and
Mighty. 1.-TWO off, meekly replied the Divi-
dend. II am looking for a hole in which I
may hibernate until the robbers nest again."
"Well," replied the Deficit, there's the won
just crawled out of, but that is too big for
you You'll find smaller one further down
in the Bank. A due; l am Fastening to a
meeting of the directors" II give you joy."
said the Dividend, still trying to get passed;
II thought perhaps you were going to meet
ing of the Creditors" "Nay, not SO; this
road is not run by the creditors; it is run like
the government, by the owner" "What
owner!" simply asked the Dividend "For-
owner" said the Deficit with a mocking
laugh, and he was gone. No, he was not; it
was the Dividend that was gone. The Deficit
had come to stay.
IT MULTIPLIEs FOUR DIAMETERs. -. /
An instrument called the "quadruplexo- /
scope" is now used to illustrate lectures on
travels It is not a new instrument at all.
We have oftSn heard it used by travellers in
telling about their adventures, but it is q new
thing to make pictures with it.-Brooklyn
Eagle
Standing by the Soldier.
Circuit Judge McCallum, of Iowa, began
bis career at the bar characteristically. His
first case was before justice of marked NOR
ality, who was extremely harsh with Grimm
ais. The weakness of the old Puritan was
his Tencration for veterans Of the war, all of
whom he esteemed as unrewarded heroes.
McCallum had fought four years. His client
was thief. 'The only thing can do for
you,n said McCallum, after having gained
the mans confidence, sis oimplore the mercy
of the court. When you go ON the stand tell
the whole truth"
The man had stolen COW, killed it, sold
the hide, and taken the carcass home to his
family, which was really suffering for the
necessaries of life. The prosecution, with
long line of witnesses. had made out perfect
case, and the brow of the justice was draped
in ominous frowns when the prisoner was
called. The latter did as directed by his at
torney, concealing nothing-from the almost
starving condition of his wife and family to
the dressing of the stolen beef.
''Now, your honor" said McCallum, "the
defense has no witnesses. My client is
guilty. He has hidden nothing from this
court. 1t is the first time he ever transgressed
the laws. He was inspired to do wrong by
that instinct which we even admire in brutes."
Then, turning to the prisoner, as il the fact
had nearly escaped him, McCallum said: ''By
the way, You were q soldier in the late war,
were you not?'
eyes, sir"
"Wercn't you at Gettysburg?"
ayes, SIR"
$50 was l. And you were in other historic
battles, fighting for your country, while your
wife and family suffered from want at
home?"
ayes, SIR"
The prosecution at this point saw the way
tho case was drifting ana attempted 10 rldl-
cule the "old soldier Defense" as the prosecut-
ing attorney named it. &
The effect on the old justice was to arouse !,
all his loyalty and Indignation Enough of
this" said he, bringing his hand down on the
desk in front of him with laundering thud.
"No soldier, no man who has shed his best
blood for his country, not even il he be
criminal, can be rcviled in my presence. The
prisoner is discharged. And, sir, when you
are suffering for the necessaries Of life again
como to me-"
The joke was too good to keep McCallum
told the justice one day that the old soldier
was an ex- Confederate, but never again did
McCallunl practice in that court.-Chicago
News.